Iron hanger



5. KRAVITZ IRON HANGER Filed May 9, 1949 SAEL. KAVBTZ Patented Dec. 5, 1950 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an iron hanger and has for an object to provide an improved selfclamping iron hanger especially arranged to attach itself to the edge of an ironing board and support the iron above the board out of contact therewith while it is hot, both during the ironing operation and afterward when the iron is left to cool so as to eliminate danger of fire damage by a hot iron.

A further object of this invention is to provide a safe resting place for placing a hot iron while performing other necessary operations during ironing, such as removing the finished work and placing new work in position on the ironing board.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved self-clamping iron hanger which may be made of a single piece of strap metal curved to the proper shape, and which may be attached to and left in position on the ironing board indefinitely, or which may be removed easily at any time, and which needs no tools for either positioning or removing the hanger.

A further object of this invention is to provide a one piece iron hanger which may, if desired, have a clamping bolt added thereto for use particularly where the ironing board may be of other than conventional thickness, which clamping bolt, however, is so located that it will not interfere with the self-clamping operation when used on a conventional ironing board.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a one piece self-clamping iron hanger which may be simply and inexpensively manufactured of strap metal or plastic strap material by a simple stamping or molding operation, and which may be made of any suitable plastic or of metal, both of the ferrous and the non-ferrous kinds. 7

Other additional objects will more fully appear from the following description, and that the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present description and illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Figure l is an elevational view, showing one form of: this invention in operative position.

Figure 2 is a view at right angles to Figure 1, showing a modified form.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the clamp of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the clamp of Figure 2.

There is shown at I!) the self-clamping iron holder of this invention. This holder H! consists of a single piece of suitably shaped strap metal or plastic material and includes a clamping foot H shaped-like a U on its side, a lower leg [2 of the U foot H terminating in an outwardly flared lip l3, and an upper leg M of the U foot !2 merging into an upstanding arm 15 which extends somewhat forwardly at I6 and then bends forwardly at ll into a narrowed, hollow hook l8, the hook is dipping downwardly at 2% and then upwardly at 2!. The metal or plastic of the holder I0 is such that it will have a slight amount of resiliency, and practically any strap metal meets this requirement, such as iron, steel, copper, aluminum or its numerous alloys. The width of the opening in the U foot H is such that it is slightly less than the thickness of a conventional ironing board, including the conventional pad, while the lip i3 flares out sufficiently that, when the holder lil is held in one hand by the upstanding arm iii, the lip I3 guides the foot II as it is pushed over the edge of the ironing board 22, to clamp itself in position thereon, read to receive and support the iron 23 thereon by means of its handle 26, as shown in Figure 1.

As most ironing boards are of a similar conventional thickness, the U clamping foot is made appropriate thereto. If, however, the iron hanger is to be used with a board of other than conventional thickness, either occasionally or continuously, then the form l0" shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 may be used. This form In is substantially identical with that shown at In, but has a clamping bolt 25 threaded through a nut 26 which is welded or otherwise secured across an aperture '21 cut in theleg l2 of the u foot II, which also has a flared lip I3.

conventionally secured on the end of the bolt 25 within the aperture 21 is a pad 28 which may be advanced into contact with the bottom of the ironing board 22 to thereby cooperate with the top leg [4' of the U clamp foot H and firmly support the hanger It). A cross pin 30 acts as a handle to facilitate tightening or loosening the bolt 25. When used on an ironing board of conventional thickness, the bolt 25, if left in its fully contracted position with the pad 28 countersunk within the aperture 21, is not needed to secure the holder to the board as it will be just as self-clamping as the form at I0. If, however, the board is less than the conventional thickness, then the bolt 25 is rotated to advance the pad 28 into clamping contact with the bottom of the board.

In operation, either form of iron hanger is self-clamping on a board of conventional thickness. The U clamp foot I l is merely pushed over the edge of the board at the desired location, and it is ready to receive the handle 24 of the iron 23 thereon. If the board is not thick enough, the U clamp foot ll of the form It] could be bent closer, if desired, but, preferably, the form [0' would be used, and bolt 25 would be advanced into clamping contact. Either form may be left in position indefinitely, or may be obviously easily removed at any time when desired.

It is possible that various changes and modifications may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction nor the specific uses therein described.

I claim:

An iron supporting hanger consisting of a one piece strap member comprising a selfclamping foot shaped like a U, a lip flaring downwardly from the lower leg of the U, an arm integrally extending upwardly from the upper leg REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 561,245 Wagner June 2, 1896 1,565,295 Ship Dec. 15, 1925 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 95,493 Switzerland of 1922 

